Yes, I just wrote “Atlus” and “shooter” in the same sentence. Yes, it’s for real—and coming to PSN, XBLA, and Steam “early 2013.”

Imagine if God of War and, say, Unreal Tournament had a baby. That baby would grow up to be God Mode—described as “an homage to the retro shooters of years past.”

Basically, it’s a four-player cooperative online shooter in which you run around the Maze of Hades blowin’ stuff up while competing for loot. It is, in a word, arcade-y. It’s all about the funs.

Honestly, any attempt I make to describe what’s going on in God Mode just won’t do it justice, so check out the trailer below to better understand what I mean. Then visit the official website for more information.

Chris Holzworth has wanted to write about games all his life. He first cut his teeth writing for enthusiast sites such as RPGFan, and after writing for just about every other enthusiast website he could came across, wound up as EGM's east coast news correspondent (read: editorial intern) before relocating to LA to serve as news editor. You can follow his rants about storytelling on Twitter @manadrive.[Meet the rest of the crew]